On Tuesday evening, the Golden State Warriors will get their 2025-26 season underway with a road game against the Los Angeles Lakers. It will be the first chance for fans to see one of the oldest starting lineups in NBA history, headlined by Stephen Curry, who will turn 38 years old later this season.
Curry of course is an icon of the Warriors' organization and the sport as a whole, and he has made a habit of starting off strong in season openers over the years.
Recently, StatMuse highlighted a statistic that shows just how dominant Curry has been in the first game of the season throughout his career.
“Steph Curry in season openers: 21.4 PPG 5.6 RPG 6.4 APG 2.0 SPG The only player in the 21st century to average 20/5/5/2 in season openers,” they reported on X, formerly Twitter.
Among Curry's more memorable season openers was a 40-point outburst against the New Orleans Pelicans to open up the 2015-16 season ten years ago, one that ignited his second MVP campaign, in which he became the first player in NBA history to win the award in unanimous fashion andhelped lead the Warriors to 73 wins that year.
Warriors fans will hope for similar success this season, albeit with a different ending than the one they had in the 2016 Finals.
How high is the Warriors' ceiling?
If the Golden State Warriors can stay healthy, they figure to have as good a chance as anyone at knocking off the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder, boasting a lineup that has plenty of firepower in the form of Curry as well as the ability to get to the free throw line consistency thanks to last year's trade deadline addition of Jimmy Butler.
The problem is that staying healthy will be a monumental challenge considering the collective age of this roster. Last season, it was a Curry hamstring injury that ultimately stopped the Warriors from being competitive in their second round playoff series vs the Minnesota Timberwolves, and it would be shortsighted not to expect more injury concerns to pile up this year with several players in their mid-to-late 30s on the roster.
The Warriors and Lakers are set to tip off at 10:00 PM ET.
